Find a Diet Buddy

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helloniji:
My name is Samantha! I am 24 I weight 240.6 lbs looking to lose 50+ pounds I am bout 5'6. Considered really obese! I've battled with weight lose for most of my life & this is the biggest I've ever gotten to & it's draining the life right out of me.
I have severe depression which makes things so complicated and on and off again.
Need to find some people to help motivate me & keep me in the right direction! :)

Hi. I'm Juli and I need to lose 35 pounds. I also am in need of a buddy. I lose weight just to gain it back (plus even more weight). Right now the only good thing I can think of is maybe I will learn something that will help me on my next lose/gain diet. Already on day 1 and I'm talking of the next diet. Oh well!

Hey Samantha: I lead the 25-lb-club and I have 60# to go yet, and it is one lb. at a time.

I post daily and give tip and challenges each day and week. Join the group and remember to click on "FOLLOW DISCUSSION" when you get to the 25-lb-club. The URL is below in my signature. Enjoy my post for today too.

Good morning to you!

At the moment, there is no sunshine and rain is coming down here in south central PA. So, I'll be sending that wet weather to my east for everyone else who is east of me!

I am dishearted about how our Sunday service at our church went on Sunday and has been in my thoughts and prayers since then. Many are crushed, and the only pastoral candidate that we were considering, has really squashed the spirits of the church people, and I fear that many will just leave and go elsewhere.

He is about making changes, big time, and he isn't even pastor. His service was out of line, as many felt, and he didn't follow the order of service in any way, and started off saying, "There will be no singing today, and we'll probably not even take an offering. Donna, just go sit down." (I was at the piano). People were shocked, and he didn't even preach. He talked about what "HE" wanted to change to get the numbers back into the church. It wasn't what "God" wanted to change, if there is to be a change. The focus was off, and some were in tears. Most left unfed, and most left the service with a broken spirit. At this point, he isn't scheduled to speak again, but it is possible because some of the leaders like him; but each time he speaks, he has yet to speak from the pulpit, or lead a normal worship service, or followed the schedule in any way.

Please keep it a matter of prayer. He just dwelt on hearsays and phone calls he received, as well as his talks on forgiveness, and how he felt that HE is there to "change the churches in America", including his son's church in the south that he visited last week. I'm wondering really if God wants these changes or if it is his way of thinking, and I'm feeling it is the latter. Forgiveness is important, and unity too, but also worshipping God includes giving, praying, and songs and praises. It wasn't on his agenda, but he finally caved to take the offering then at the close of the service. I don't think he realizes that the church is an older generation, and the community is too. Change can come in time, even 10 to 20 years, and feel that we need a pastor who will feed the flock, not rip it apart. It is just how I see it. Keep our church in your prayers as we seek a pastor who will feed us, not tear it apart! Stress isn't good, especially for the waistline!

THOUGHT: Sometimes change is good, but sometimes you just need to trust God to allow things to happen in his time! That is most important! (Same with dieting and losing weight!)

IMPORTANCE OF IRON: When you are sluggish and fatigue, chances are it is a sign of low iron in your blood. It can come from not eating protein or healthy fruits and vegetables, or not eating much of anything at all, or even eating the wrong choices of fatty foods. Try this tasty dish that I made yesterday. I asked you to take a guess!

It is beets and eggs. Beets are loaded with plenty of iron and eggs have wonderful protein in them. Surprisingly, it gave me plenty of energy yesterday and I walked over 16,500 steps, over 6.7 miles!

IRON TIPS: Here is a great way to add iron to your body! Cook in an iron skillet! You will boost your energy as iron from the skillet will soak into your foods and you benefit greatly from the iron! ARE YOU IRON DEFICIENT? DID YOU KNOW THAT USING AN IRON SKILLET CAN HELP YOU TRIPLE THE AMOUNT OF IRON IN CERTAIN FOODS COMPARED TO A REGULAR SKILLET? Boost your iron, as well, by combining certain vegetables together that are reds and yellows. Each of these foods will enhance the iron and give you a greater benefit of iron for more energy in your body. Try broccoli and tomatoes in the skillet; Eat citrus and edaname, cereal and OJ together in a meal together to boost the iron in the foods. Tomato products will triple their iron content if done in an iron skillet! For me, being hypothyroidism, this is a plus! When I can get 3x more iron in just how I cook, can benefit my weight loss dramatically! There is no limit to the iron you can take in when cooking this way! Other iron rich foods can be the beets, clams and red meats. Can you think of more? It is also a tip to remember that coffee will affect the absorption of iron, so it is BEST to limit your coffee 3 hours before an iron rich meal. Dr. Oz said it is because there is tamons (spelling) in it.

IRON SUPPLEMENTS: I do take an iron supplement as well. It is recommended that supplements need to be taken by pregnant women, menstruating women, and women who are vegetarians and vegans. It is recommended to have 18 milligrams a day for these people, and if you are over 50 years old, it is recommended to have 8 milligrams a day and all iron is to be taken with calcium for the best absorption for the body. it is also recommended to take with a high fiber meal to avoid constipation!

CHALLENGE FOR TODAY: Get out the iron skillet and use it today! Try some red and yellow fruits and vegetables and have a fiber filled meal with iron and calcium today. Get plenty of walking in today and stay active, and choose healthy foods today! Try the tips and challenges on EH today! Enjoy my photos today and TAKE A CHALLENGE! Share what you are cooking in your skillet today! I'd love to hear and see (if you have a camera)!

Id like to be your diet buddy. Im Reena 20 years old. and used to be 220 lbs. Iv lost 53 pounds leaving me at 167 and I still need 47 more lbs to lose. although iv pretty much lost the weight on my own its always nice to have someone to talk to about trying to get rid of the weight. someone who knows what youre going through. id like to help in any which way i can,,i just hope its vise versa. heres my email if youd like to talk in private. reena890@yahoo.com

Hi Samantha!! Well i just read your entry and would like to give you some encouraging news! I myself have always been a "bigger" boned girl. It finally got out of hand in 2002. I was 5'6 and 230lbs!!! I was wearing a size 18. I started weight watchers and have COMPLETELY changed my views on food! I kicked but and also kicked 50lbs!! I feel so much better then i have ever felt!! Im now going to be 30 this year and im not done yet! I want to lose about 15 more pounds to start the new decade off right:) If you need any tips or advice or if anyone needs a diet buddy im here for ya!! Oh and i have to add that ive maintained my weight only going within 10pounds...lol only during the holidays;)

hey I'm Riley, I'm only 13 I know it's a little young but I'm anorexic and I need motivation and a buddy to help.me still lose weight but a healthier way. I'm 5'2 and 119lbs. I know I don't sound anorexic but I am... I want to be 90lbs 100lbs at the most. I'd really like to be your buddy(:

Your defeatist attitude will be the death of your plan for a healthy lifestyle. You've got to put your chin, or in my case chins, up and know that you can do this! That's got to be your new mantra "I am worth it and I can do this". Go ahead, say that out loud.

If you use the calorie counter and journal, you can't go wrong. Be honest, list every calorie you take in every single day. Look through the exercise list and see what will work for you. The hardest part, I found, was creating my food list. Once you have it down, it takes minutes each day to plan out all of your meals and snacks.

Samantha, I hope you are still doing this!!! I was the same way!! I was giving up until I found Plexus!!! This is amazing. Please message me. It has changed my life and now I am soooooooooooo happy!! It also helps with the depression!!! it is also all natural, no dieting, no meal replacement!!!! I am looking for a few people willing to try this and who really want to be successful in their weight loss. If you are interested visit my site www.dmajor.myplexusproducts.com read about it! you will love the results like I have 65 lbs down!!! yay!!

lol, I used to think that too! BUT, I have lost this weight and kept it off for over a year now!!!! It did not bring weight back! NO!!!! It is not a scam!! i took it to my doctor because my husband didn't want me doing anything before checking with him!!! I know you are scared of something different if you were like me, You were cheated out of things before(several gyms I joined closed down and took my money!!!) but I would not post anything IF I DIDN"T BELEIVE In it!!!! It has taken me a long time to feel good about myself!!! I am not a scammer!!!! I am sorry you feel that way, I was trying to help you like it has helped me!!! If you are not interested that is fine!!!! Our company developed this all natural product to help people that were diabetics reduce their sugar The side effect was weight loss!!!! . IT WORKS, I am proof of that!! I am not asking you to spend your money!!! I would have gladly sent you a three day sample to try and I would not spend my money to do that IF I DIDN"T BELIEVE IN THIS PRODUCT!!!! I wanted you to see the website, see the ingredients, see the feed back and make an intelligent, informative discission on those facts. This company is trustworthy and offers a full 60 day money back guarantee!!!!! I have had two people get their money back!!!! One was a lady who loves to drink four to six mix drinks a night and was not willing to change that! I explained to her that Plexus could not help her because she was defeating herself by drinking so much! The other lost 5 lbs but thought she should have lost more in the three weeks. But she, is a co worker and would not eat anything but a hot dog each day for lunch. I explained that she had to eat!!! Plexus isn't a meal replacement!!! I have never lost weight and kept it off before!!! This time is different. Although I still take Plexus, I do not take it every day!!! I take it two or three times a week at the most. I am though, going to start taking it again on a full time basis to lose another 15 to 20 pounds. I am really sorry you took my intentions as a scam!!!! I do not feel bad trying to help others and will continue to try because I believe god has given me a gift! I hope one day you will not feel like everyone is a scam artist!!! You are welcome to visit my facebook and learn a little bit about me before judging me. I do hope you find whatever works for you! (The price at 114.95 is the regular price of Plexus. A preferred customer gets it at $99 and after three months is is 89.00 An ambassador, like I am, joins to get the product cheaper and to earn money. I get my product for 89 but I have a downline so I make well over enough to pay for my product and my families.) I understand that sounds steep to some. But, many people blow $5 on a cup of coffee a day or up to $10 on junk food a day. I think becoming healthy and losing weight is well worth $100 a month!!! I know I am well worth it and I am sure you are too!!! The cost of taking Plexus was soooooooooo much cheaper than when I did weight watchers before Hurricane Katrina. I lost 30 pounds on weight watchers but It took a whole year and me walking 2 miles every morning and 2 miles almost every night!!! It also torn up my knees from walking so much and my doctor took me off walking. Since Plexus took me 8 months and I didn't have to buy boxed or powdered food like a lot of diets call for, and since I have been taken off my cholesterol medicine because I lowered my cholesterol since using Plexus, I have save money on that presciption, my pain medicines prescription and over the counter meds I had to take every day(aleive) as well as my anti inflammitory medicine. So you see, I have saved money, gotten healthier, and lost weight!!! I did a price comparison from when I did Weight watchers for a year and Pleuxs for 8 months. I spent 5 times as much doing the weight watchers(buying their meals, snacks, etc, the montly cost to join, etc) I don't expect you to believe me since you do not know me!!! I can assure you of this, I won't contact you again unless you want to ask me questions or want to try Plexus for yourself before judging it! I do understand your concerns but as god is my witness, I would never scam anyone! I really had thought I would help someone like I have been helped. Good luck with your weight loss and God bless! Debbie Major

I'll continue to count my calories, do my exercise in my home gym and save my money, but thanks anyway.

Sorry if I offended you but so many people come in here and advertise this plan or that pill or another smoothie and for the majority of people, it just doesn't work. The weight comes back. Since you are still using it (right?), there's no way of knowing what will happen when you stop.

I really appreciate you responding back. Thank you!!! I think counting calories, exercise, etc are great!!! I hope you continue with your success! I just am not one who sticks to anything!!! Diets, workouts, etc. Lol As for the weight coming back I can understand your point. I however, have not seen it! My son in law, Mike, lost over 50 lbs several months back on Plexus. He stopped around May and hasn't put any of that weight back on. I know its something that concerns people. I tell my customers that once they make their goal weight to stay on a maintance dose(once or twice a week) for a couple of months. Then just keep a three day pack on hand just in case you start going backward again. So far no one has that I know of. I will probably continue to take Plexus even after I lose my weight, Not because I am scared of gaining it back, because I know I can always go back on if that was the case! But, because it has so many health benefits for me! I really am scared of developing diabetes since all my aunts, both my grandmothers, and almost all my cousins have it. Plexus was designed to lower and keep your sugar at healthy levels. That is what attracted to me to it! I love that they were a woman's breast health company and work hard to ensure woman *(and men)have a chance to lower their chances of developing diabtes or cancer. I have arthritis really bad and will eventually need both my knees replaced. I wanted something to help me postpone that surgery as long as I can!!! This has done that for me. I am thrilled with my results but more so the fact that i am now pain free from the arthritis. I went off Plexus for a few weeks going on vacations, a cruise, etc. and I didn't gain anything back but the pain!!! Just two days back on and I was pain free again. NO more terrible medications that cause stomach bleeding for me!!! I am sorry didn't mean to rant on about tis product. I just love it so much. I really understand anyone being skeptical these days!! I was too. My husband was so skeptical he made me go see my doctor and ask if I could continue it. lol My doctor, asked me for a sample for him to try and he and his nurse and front staff are now taking it!!! I have a friend who is a doctor(well she just retired) and I asked her advice on it. She did tell me she could not recommend it but did not find anything in the ingredients that cause her concern. She prefer the old fashion exercise way! So, I didn't go in blindly. I did my research. I just know that it has worked for me. The money issue is something that each person needs to decide. But, that is one reason I am an ambassador. I wanted to buy it cheaper and make money. My other big factor was to help people! I can do that since I built my team and business. I have an aunt who just lost her husband and she is diabetic. She really needed this and is on a fixed income. I help her get hers. I help others too when I can. I like that part. I will help others even if they are not using Plexus. I have 97 ambassadors on my team. Each one has found great benefits. I have helped many people get healthier, either lower their insulin intake, (one is being taken off his!!!) losing weight, helping them with pain and stiffness, IBS, Crohn's, Fibromyalgia, etc. I hope to continue to help people. I wish everyone had the same motivation as you to exercise or to watch their diets but we dont'. It has helped me though move around so much easier and faster. I no longer cry myself to sleep nor does it take me a few minutes to get up. That to me is a blessing.

Anyway, sorry, there I go again!!!! I do hope the new year brings you happiness, great health, and continued success in your weight loss. I really do appreciate you reaching back out to me. That speaks volume of you. God Bless and take care, Debbie Major

I too fit into this category! I also would love some buddies to help keep me motivated and on track. Looking forward to chatting. What is your email address - you can send it to me in a private message if you would like!

would love to find a diet buddy. i work with women who think i am crazy for trying....they say we all wake up work go to bed and will eventually die anyway. but still i'd like to know a crane won't have to pick me up when i die. still since January, 2011 i have lost over 90 lbs. was 263 lbs January, 2011. Since November i have gained back 7 lbs. i am a single mother of two girls, 12 & 16yrs old & one 6 yr old ****zu (boy) i have tried to find a diet buddy before but just didn't work out for me....so here's trying again in 2k13 =)

Hey, congratulations! I am 31 and a single mom of 3. I am roughly 240# :(. This weight is also sucking the life out of me! My 1st goal is 10# and to keep going from there in 10# increments. I would really like to be a support buddy with someone. My email is iowavanurse@gmail.com

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